Method for symmetrically processing

Abstract

A method of processing comprising first connecting a desk top computer to a portable computer; and then symmetrically processing.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of facilitating symmetrical processing comprising the acts of: (a) indicating to an operating system of a first computer that symmetrical processing is enabled;   (b) disabling an operating system of a second computer when the first and second computers are operatively coupled;   (c) receiving the indication that symmetrical processing is enabled; and   (d) controlling symmetrical processing of the first and second computers.   
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying the presence of a processor in the first computer and the second computer. 
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying a type of processor in the first computer and the second computer. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1, wherein indicating to an operating system of a first computer that symmetrical processing is enabled is performed by sending an indication from a BIOS of the first computer to the operating system of the first computer. 
     
     
       5. The method of claim 1, wherein the disabling an operating system of a second computer is performed by a BIOS of the second computer. 
     
     
       6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication that symmetrical processing is enabled is received by the operating system of the first computer. 
     
     
       7. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling symmetrical processing of the first and second computers is performed by the operating system of the first computer. 
     
     
       8. A method of facilitating symmetrical processing comprising the acts of: (a) indicating to an operating system of a first computer that symmetrical processing is enabled;   (b) disabling an operating system of a second computer when the first and second computers are operatively coupled, wherein the disabling is done by a BIOS of the second computer;   (c) receiving the indication that symmetrical processing is enabled; and   (d) controlling symmetrical processing of the first and second computers.   
     
     
       9. A method of facilitating symmetrical processing comprising the acts of: (a) indicating to an operating system of a first computer that symmetrical processing is enabled;   (b) disabling an operating system of a second computer when the first and second computers are operatively coupled;   (c) receiving the indication that symmetrical processing is enabled; and   (d) controlling symmetrical processing of the first and second computers, wherein the controlling is done by the operating system of the first computer.